This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 54 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 54 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The amount of snowfall has a large ..... on driving conditions. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 2. Does anyone know ..... hiring right now? I need a job. A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 3. The school (principal, principle) came into the room. A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principal. 4. ..... missing the instructions, so it's going to be nearly impossible. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 5. ..... dog ran over ..... to the dog park. A) There/their. B) Hear/here. C) Knot/not. D) Their/there. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their/there. 6. Identify the sentence where "altogether" is used correctly to mean completely or entirely. A) The plan was altogether too complicated to execute. B) The plan was all together too complicated to execute. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The plan was altogether too complicated to execute. 7. (Weather / whether) the (weather / whether) is good or bad, we play tomorrow afternoon. A) Whether / weather. B) Whether / whether. C) Weather / Whether. D) Weather / Whether. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whether / weather. 8. As a matter of ..... he refused to take part in the strike. A) Principle. B) Principal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principle. 9. Defuse A) To prevent a bomb from exploding. B) To make something more intense. C) To create a sense of urgency. D) To increase the pressure on a situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To prevent a bomb from exploding. 10. ..... crazy if you think I'm going to loan you my car. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 11. Select the appropriate word to complete the sentence: ..... going to have a great time at the party. A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 12. Abby likes to ..... her candy bar in half to share with her brother. A) Break. B) Brake. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Break. 13. Thirty times three makes ..... A) Nynety. B) Nineti. C) Ninety. D) Ninty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ninety. 14. Rahul likes how ..... so friendly with the new kids. A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 15. Yesterday, we jogged ..... the basketball court downtown. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 16. I would like to (sit/sat/set) down because I have been standing all day. A) Sit. B) Sat. C) Set. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sit. 17. Using an ..... in a poem is a way to create interest. A) Allusion. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 18. One last question and then you will be ..... A) Through. B) Threw. C) Thorough. D) Thru. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through. 19. These transitions are used to add and strengthen A) Furthermore, moreover. B) Likewise, similarly. C) For example, specifically. D) Alternatively, then again. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Furthermore, moreover. 20. Grandma ..... the children to eat ..... much ice cream. A) Aloud / two. B) Aloud / too. C) Allowed / too. D) Allowed / to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allowed / too. 21. ..... sweater is this? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. 22. Alex could not ..... which girl to ask to the homecoming dance. There ..... ..... many choices! A) Choose, were, too. B) Choose, where, to. C) Chose, were, too. D) Chose, where, to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Choose, were, too. 23. (Who's, Whose) the new captain? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who's. 24. Complete this line:The ..... of the hurricane will be felt for years across the island. A) Affects. B) Effects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effects. 25. I (advice / advise) you not to wait till the last minute to study for the test. A) Advice. B) Advise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advise. 26. Leah's mom said ..... when she asked if she could practice her tumbling on the roof of the house. A) Know. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 27. Halloween is ..... favorite holiday. A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 28. We'll join you later-we have something ..... to discuss first. A) Personel. B) Personnal. C) Personal. D) Personnel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personal. 29. Fill in the blank with the correct word: ..... is a new restaurant in town. A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 30. After graduation, the senior was so ..... happy to be attending the college of her choice. A) Vary. B) Very. C) Merry. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCommonly Confused Words Quiz 1Commonly Confused Words Quiz 2Commonly Confused Words Quiz 3Commonly Confused Words Quiz 4Commonly Confused Words Quiz 5Commonly Confused Words Quiz 6Commonly Confused Words Quiz 7Commonly Confused Words Quiz 8Commonly Confused Words Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books